Aitkenvale
QLD 4814 · Townsville
4,797 (2021) → 4,798 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Aitkenvale is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4814, about 1110km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Aitkenvale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Aitkenvale has an overall score of 43/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 20/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (1.86%), New Zealand (1.81%), England (1.5%), Philippines (1.42%), China (0.5%)
Top languages: Punjabi (0.69%), Mandarin (0.63%), Tagalog (0.63%), Vietnamese (0.54%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.5%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Townsville local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 948 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Riverside Adventist SchoolPrimary · IndependentICSEA 1032
- Aitkenvale State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 859
Nearby (within 10km)
- Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 933
- The Cathedral School of St Anne and St JamesCombined · Independent · 1kmICSEA 1096
- Ignatius Park CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 1018
- Vincent State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 759
- Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 1018
- Annandale Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.7kmICSEA 1060
- Pimlico State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 993
- Queensland Pathways State College - Townsville CampusSecondary · Government · 1.9km
- Annandale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1010
- Cranbrook State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 923
- Townsville Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2kmICSEA 840
- Heatley Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 882
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Aitkenvale
Is Aitkenvale safe?
Aitkenvale has a residential safety score of 20/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 12,813 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Aitkenvale from Brisbane CBD?
Aitkenvale is about 1109.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Aitkenvale?
Aitkenvale has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 946 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Aitkenvale?
Aitkenvale has a transport score of 0/100.